Miranda Milliron
Michael New
English 015

I’m disheartened to the fact that I need to write this paper. I was sincerely hoping that the blog I posted would warrant an array of responses, but unfortunately it did not. I think I may be somewhat of a tech-idiot, so that may have delayed the amount of time needed to elicit good feedback.
I posted my blog onto city-data.com with the hopes of starting a conversation about State College, PA. City-data.com is...

After a brutal last week were mortgage rates moved .50% higher, mortgage backed securities managed to start this week in rally mode. To remind readers, as MBS rally or move higher in price, mortgage rates move lower. Many lenders offered new rate sheets later in the day lowering consumer borrowing costs as the rally continued to close. Before we can get too excited, I must also point out that the volume of trades was very low so I can’t say that we are seeing a reversal of the recent trend...

Why the pain? why can't I find inner peace? I want to live but feel closer to death,why?My spirit left me,Why? how can I get it back? I reach out,but no answers,no real help. Maybe tomorrow,maybe.

I have been chewing on the set of verses found in Matthew 6:16-34 the last few days some as I find myself in a situation that could potentially land me in real need if things don't work out for me.

For example I may end up not getting work so as to paid in time to make my rent on September 1 (my biggest and most consistent client pays 15 days after the work is done which means that if I don't get something from him in the next few days...well...I may not be able to make my rent)....

Used to be I could spend an entire day, sun up to sun down: gardening, hiking, biking. My eyes were keen at any distance. My legs were like pistons. I'd forget to eat I was so into my day.

Being 53 isn't like that, for me. Oh sure, I can go out and power walk my three miles with the others. But then I am down for the rest of the morning.

Strangely, slow walking is harder -- oh my aching back.

I used to laugh at my older friends and family members. I was so...